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Bowne Competition

Now Viewing Bowne's competition in: Commercial Printing (primary)

Recent Developments

Phone Books Controversial - Phone book publishers again face accusations from environmentalists and waste reduction experts for overproducing. Legislation recently introduced in New York is the latest designed to make it easier for customers to stop receiving phone books. Seven states have previously tried to pass similar legislation, though none of the proposals has passed.

Industry Associations Band Together for Environment - An alliance of printing industry associations and industry groups has created the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP Partnership) to make it easier for customers to order printing jobs from environmentally friendly printers. The SGP Partnership will act as a searchable database that printers may join if they meet specific criteria. The Partnership claims a high level of interest from several printing companies.

Major Contract Amid Economic Woes - Commercial printing giant Quebecor World and Canada Wide Media have announced a major new contract. The contract, reportedly worth $45 million and spanning seven years, will focus primarily on magazine printing. Though not a surprise given the two companies' historical relationship, the contract shows that parts of the industry are still healthy despite overall economic woes.

Competitive Landscape

Demand is driven by advertising and product needs of business customers. The profitability of individual companies is closely linked to effective sales operations. Large companies have scale advantages in buying materials like paper and ink, serving large customers with regional or national needs, and making efficient use of expensive presses. Small companies can compete effectively by offering better local service in a specific product category. Annual revenue per employee averages about $160,000.

Full Industry Overview For Commercial Printing

Commercial Printing Industry Forecast

from Hoover's/D&B subsidiary First Research

The output of US printing manufacturing is forecast to grow at an annual compounded rate of 2.6 percent between 2008 and 2013.

Commercial Printing Output Growth Weak

First Research forecasts are based on INFORUM forecasts that are licensed from the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc. (IERF) in College Park, MD. INFORUM's "interindustry-macro" approach to modeling the economy captures the links between industries and the aggregate economy.